Early screenings improve 'lazy eye' outcomes

A study published in 2013 by Dr. Susannah Longmuir and her team show that amblyopia, or lazy eye, can be detected as early as one year old.
Amblyopia, or Lazy Eye, is a medial condition that affects 3-5% of the population. It occurs in children when the eye and the brain do not communicate well, which leads to the brain turning off that eye. If amblyopia is discovered early while the visual pathways are still immature, the condition can be corrected with glasses or patching, where one eye is covered and forces the affected eye to correct itself.
The key to correcting amblyopia is finding it early enough before the condition is permeant, which is why pediatric ophthalmologist Dr. Susannah Longmuir and her team at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics examined data over the last ten years to determine that screening can be performed on children as young as one year old to detect for amblyopia.
Vision screening is one way to detect for amblyopia, and is a quicker and more convent way to test children instead of a dilated eye examination. The Lions Club of Iowa conducts vision screenings at daycares and schools as part of the Kid Sight program. Vision screening involves a snapshot of the eye, which is read by experts at the University of Iowa who can determine if there is risk factors for amblyopia. The sooner the affliction is discovered, the quicker treatment can begin.
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